[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee":3,"chapter-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee-entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-458":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Playing the Show-Off on Running Man, and Bai Lu Breaks Down",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2015756,2995,"Chapter 458","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-458",458,"\u003Cp>This six-foot-three giant with a \"widow-like\" expression made Lin Yu chuckle inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Director Che.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu hadn't been in the industry for this long to be a novice in the entertainment circle anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Che’s sweaty appearance definitely meant he had something to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Offering favors for no reason—it's either treachery or theft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Ze was called out by Lin Yu, and his old face turned red immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Lin Yu,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have carefully analyzed all the variety shows you’ve participated in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also know that our station is basically recorded, and we have no experience with live broadcasts, so could you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Ze scratched his head and gestured toward Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he pulled two 50ml bottles of Moutai from the bag he was carrying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Easy, easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite impressed by Che Ze’s shameless professionalism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the general director of a golden variety show on a provincial station, being able to put down his ego was not easy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu could also imagine how much pressure the higher-ups had put on the Jin Ling station’s *Masked Singer*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't hard to guess; watching the variety shows on Zhejiang and Mango TV doing so well, it was inevitable that they would feel jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ratings of variety shows are closely tied to sponsorships; every station has revenue targets, and if they aren't met, the policies for the coming year will decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu had heard Bureau Chief Wei mention this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Lin Yu had done shows like *Running Man*, *Mushroom House*, and *Honey Peach*, so he was very experienced with live variety shows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Che Ze everything he knew without holding back; there was no need to hide anything. Lin Yu understood the principle that \"if one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Lin Yu wasn't idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While clinking glasses, he kept probing Che Ze about the real identities of the guests who had advanced to the grand finale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Che Ze didn't reveal the singers' names, Lin Yu had a rough estimate of the strength of the advancing contestants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Che Ze, the contestants in this *Masked Singer* finale were all powerful vocalists, and many even had positions in the national team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, after this conversation, Lin Yu’s attitude became much more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he needed to be more cautious about choosing songs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Lin Yu, is your accompaniment score ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me reveal one more thing: many of the observers the day after tomorrow are singers who started with love songs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Begging for flowers]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Ze stopped halfway through his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a smart person, a hint is enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying goodbye to Che Ze, Lin Yu began to ponder deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love songs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theme: Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the second half of the night, he gradually had some thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nine in the morning, the exclusive band for *Masked Singer* received the accompaniment scores sent by the teams of each advancing singer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is not bad! The song *I Do* really tests a singer’s voice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think it tests our violinist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t make me the scapegoat! If I can make the audience cry, then what do we need the singer for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a good thing these are all old songs; we can play them directly without looking at the score.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense! In a theme performance competition, who would risk choosing a new song?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just going through the motions; I bet the champion is already decided.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the band members were chatting heatedly, they flipped to the score submitted by Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap! What the hell? What kind of song is this? I’ve never heard of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erhu! Flute! Guzheng? This is a Chinese-style piece.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good guy! It really is an original. I just checked online, and there’s no introduction for this song at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tropical Rainforest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! Isn't this the big shot who sang *Lanting Xu*? My current phone ringtone is his song.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kid dares to play an original in the grand finale; he’s really bold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the musicians were shocked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they began to use their instruments to rehearse this piece. When the music resounded on the stage, everyone was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a genius record in this world, this musician’s name will definitely be on it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Here, it’s best to pause for a beat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave some room for the erhu to perform.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And that bamboo flute part, the entry can be a bit faster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the rehearsal site for *Masked Singer*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu was wearing his mask, conducting his final live rehearsal to practice stage positioning and coordination with the band.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, in the semi-finals, the production team used accompaniment, so the live feel wasn't that strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also Lin Yu’s first time coordinating with a live band; the feeling of stereo sound with emotion surrounding him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was a completely different experience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu really enjoyed this feeling of live band coordination and sighed inwardly; no wonder so many fans love music festivals—it’s simply two different musical worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the band, they were shocked by Lin Yu’s knowledge of music theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musicians who can perform on this kind of stage have at least five years of performance experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this \"Tropical Rainforest\" contestant, who looked to be only in his early twenties, yet able to create an original Chinese-style song on the eve of the competition and be so proficient and at ease with traditional instruments—this level of professionalism simply crushed over 99% of singers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this age, he was certainly a rare existence in the music scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lin Yu finished his rehearsal and returned to his hotel room to rest, preparing for the grand finale the next night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On major media platforms, the topic of the *Masked Singer* grand finale had also climbed to the top of the search rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season of *Masked Singer* was definitely a T0-level existence among all the lackluster music variety shows, especially after the lyrics and composition of Lin Yu’s *Lanting Xu* came out, which directly brought the show’s popularity to an unprecedented height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the music charts, besides *Lanting Xu*, there were also high-quality songs from other advancing singers like *Herdsman* and *Wind Listener* dominating the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These eight advancing singers all had their own fan bases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Tropical Rainforest still had a massive lead in popularity, sitting in the number one spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official comment section of *Masked Singer* was currently arguing fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were mainly two types of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first type was the support and mutual bickering of various fans, full of gunpowder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other voice, which occupied the mainstream, was mainly condemning and complaining about the difficulty of getting tickets from the organizers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap! I can’t get them at all! Are they sure they released inner-field tickets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I give up! I’ve been staring at the ticket-grabbing window since last week; they release a hundred tickets every day, and they’re gone in less than a second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be fair, I’m a scalper, and even I don’t have tickets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell! A hundred tickets a day? Aren't you just disgusting people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard from a friend that the sound effects in the inner field are especially good. I specifically rushed to Jiaxing, drove eight hundred kilometers—can you have pity on me and sell me one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a college student, I have no money but I love music. I hope the production team can send me a ticket; I want the first three rows, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1278,"2026-06-15T17:51:09.876Z","2026-06-15T17:55:55.753Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c1b6587cd5eca276f7b4f0efc73189176e102bcf8f67e92c4d707ff0886888c2","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-459","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-457",525,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-cover.jpg"]